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deficit too high? try another. feel a cold coming on? take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations and call us in the morning. [ cheers a applause ] now, i've cut taxes for those who need it. middle-class families, small businesses. but i don't believe that another round of tax breaks for millionaires will bring good jobs to our shores or pay down our deficit. i don't believe that firing teachers or kicking students off financial aid will grow the economy or help us compete with the scientists and engineers coming out of china. after all we've been through, i don't believe that rolling back regulations on wall street will help the small businesswoman expand or the laid-off construction worker keep his home. we have been there. and we're not going back. we are moving forward, america. [ cheers and applause ] now, i won't pretend the path i'm offering is quick or easy. i never have. you didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. you elected me to tell you the truth. and the truth is, it will take more than a few years for us to
deficit too high? try another. feel a cold coming on? take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations and call us in the morning. [ cheers a applause ] now, i've cut taxes for those who need it. middle-class families, small businesses. but i don't believe that another round of tax breaks for millionaires will bring good jobs to our shores or pay down our deficit. i don't believe that firing teachers or kicking students off financial aid will grow the economy or help us compete with the scientists...
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that's been a huge deficit for him over the course of this campaign. no specifics, no details. so i think that is part of the burden he carries next wednesday night. >> i suppose one of the problems for you is that barack obama is in the strange position of being the quite clear favorite. i don't think many incumbent presidents have that going into debates but people say i saw a poll this morning, he's up nearly 60% of americans believe obama will win the debates. that's always a rather precarious place to go into a debate, isn't it, as the clear favorite because expectation levels can often exceed performance. >> that is definitely the case. you know, the president -- we're taking this debate very seriously. we know that there's a certain expectation on our side. we also know what history tells us, that challengers normally win the first debate, just by the fact that they're standing on the stage with the president. that elevates them. and they normally come into these things as underdogs so we're coming into thisebate very realistic that mitt romney is likely to win, if he pl
that's been a huge deficit for him over the course of this campaign. no specifics, no details. so i think that is part of the burden he carries next wednesday night. >> i suppose one of the problems for you is that barack obama is in the strange position of being the quite clear favorite. i don't think many incumbent presidents have that going into debates but people say i saw a poll this morning, he's up nearly 60% of americans believe obama will win the debates. that's always a rather...
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or pay down our deficit. i don't believe firing teachers or kicking students off financial aid will grow the economy or help us compete with the scientists and engineers coming out of china. after all we've been through, i don't believe that rolling back regulations on wall street will help the small business woman expand or the laid off construction worker keep his home. we have been there. we've tried that. we're not going back. we are moving forward, america. [ applause ] now, i won't pretend the path i'm offering is quick or easy. i never have. you didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. you elected me to tell you the truth. and the truth is, it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades. it will require common effort and shared responsibility and the kind of bold, persistent ex-per tentation -- experimentation that franklin roosevelt pursued during a crisis such as this one. and those of us who carry on his legacy should remember that not every
or pay down our deficit. i don't believe firing teachers or kicking students off financial aid will grow the economy or help us compete with the scientists and engineers coming out of china. after all we've been through, i don't believe that rolling back regulations on wall street will help the small business woman expand or the laid off construction worker keep his home. we have been there. we've tried that. we're not going back. we are moving forward, america. [ applause ] now, i won't...
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we asked, who would better hanel the nation's deficit, 57% said romney. 41% said president obama. we asked, who agrees with your views about government? that was the question we asked. 54% said governor romney. 44% said president obama. anderson, looks like a clean sweep on all those respective questions for governor romney over president obama. >> wolf, are you clear who these voters are? republicans democrats? >> registered voters, republicans, democrats, undecided. people called, scientific survey. we wanted to make sure they watched the debate. not all registered voters, not all likely voters, these are registered voters who watched the debate. >> you are getting the sample you get. you call after the debate. our sample of debate watchers, a sample of people watching the debate. registered voters. a few point more republicans than a typical sample of all americans. a few points, not a large lead. a few points more republican, so some people say, a-ha, 67/25. romney still trounces on about every characteristic. it shows debate watchers give romney a convincing victory. we need
we asked, who would better hanel the nation's deficit, 57% said romney. 41% said president obama. we asked, who agrees with your views about government? that was the question we asked. 54% said governor romney. 44% said president obama. anderson, looks like a clean sweep on all those respective questions for governor romney over president obama. >> wolf, are you clear who these voters are? republicans democrats? >> registered voters, republicans, democrats, undecided. people called,...
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it ought to be about reducing the deficit and the debt and what they are essentially suggesting is we want new taxes, we want higher taxes on people in this country to pay for new spending. >> senator, senator mcconnell has spoken a couple times with the vpz. we have seen in the past that the two of them have been able to come up with bipartisan deals to get through congress on taxes and other things. did he give you an indication in the meeting you just had with rank and file republicans that might be an avenue of success? >> there -- those conversations and discussions continue. and we remain hopeful that that will get a breakthrough. on veryiously, what had happened here between the two leaders in the senate had broken down because the senate democrats failed to come forward with a counteroffer to the proposal republicans made last night. so hopefully, the discussions between the vice president and senator mcconnell will get us back on track, hopefully get a breakthrough and something we can vote on, hopefully today or tomorrow that will avert what we believe will be an economic di
it ought to be about reducing the deficit and the debt and what they are essentially suggesting is we want new taxes, we want higher taxes on people in this country to pay for new spending. >> senator, senator mcconnell has spoken a couple times with the vpz. we have seen in the past that the two of them have been able to come up with bipartisan deals to get through congress on taxes and other things. did he give you an indication in the meeting you just had with rank and file republicans...
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the fiscal cliff, which would hurt the economy, and also come up with a long-term plan to reduce the deficit. so we also deal with that long-term issue. there are bipartisan models for how to do this that have been put forward by groups like the simpson-bowles group. i think that's a good framework. so the path toward getting there is clear. the political will, unfortunately, has not been there. >> and it has seemed to come down very explicitly to this issue in the near term, and obviously this is a piece of the grand bargain, but to this issue of the bush tax cuts and whether they go away for everyone -- stay for everyone or only stay for some people and go away for the wealthier, who would receive a tax increase. now, this is a crucial issue. some of the people on the other side of the debate from you, on the tea party, the ones who don't want to raise taxes at all and have made this a religion have started to compromise. two of the most ardent tea party members, mike lee and rand paul just in the past two days have both said this, and here they are. >> intellectually, though, and this is
the fiscal cliff, which would hurt the economy, and also come up with a long-term plan to reduce the deficit. so we also deal with that long-term issue. there are bipartisan models for how to do this that have been put forward by groups like the simpson-bowles group. i think that's a good framework. so the path toward getting there is clear. the political will, unfortunately, has not been there. >> and it has seemed to come down very explicitly to this issue in the near term, and...
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so, you dropped the social conservatism and now you're at a deficit on the latino and the african-american vote they have which isn't sizable but every vote counts. so, if you then toss out the fiscal conservatives, then you lose a lot of the oriented versions of the republicans. they're going to have to try to work in a coalition and i suspect it's probably going to be the fiscal side that ultimately the republicans waffle on because if you look demgraphically at african-american voters, they are less inclined to believe that absolute limited government works. i think the gop is going to have to go more towards a small government, economic populous message. >> as funny as it sounds, you were very clear about the ambiguity this week on redstate.com. you're not sure what republicans in congress stands for as it relates to fiscal issues. where would you like to see them go? >> i would like to see the gop be a limited government party. it makes the case that spending from washington doesn't actually help people. the younger voters actually think it does. the gop needs to make the case it does
so, you dropped the social conservatism and now you're at a deficit on the latino and the african-american vote they have which isn't sizable but every vote counts. so, if you then toss out the fiscal conservatives, then you lose a lot of the oriented versions of the republicans. they're going to have to try to work in a coalition and i suspect it's probably going to be the fiscal side that ultimately the republicans waffle on because if you look demgraphically at african-american voters, they...
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we still have a trillion-dollar deficit. we've got a lot of work to do. >> we do have a lot of work to do all i ask is we get the work down. stephen moore, always a pleasure to talk to you. we'll be talking a lot in 2013. >>> coming up, the great tax debate that stephen was just talking about. does raising tax on the wealthy really hurt the economy? i'll give you an answer after this. >>> the biggest issue in all the fiscal cliff wrangling is taxes. it's not the most important issue, but it's the central one. grover norquist told you his strong opposition to any tax increases of any sort. many republicans share his view. let's look at the economy. obviously across the board tax increases would hurt the economy. but what will the real economic reaction be to small tax increases on the wealthiest americans? now, annie lowrie of the "new york times" is still with us. i always have to make sure my viewers understand i am not advocating for tax increases on the rich. i want to explain what could happen. i want to bring in jean za
we still have a trillion-dollar deficit. we've got a lot of work to do. >> we do have a lot of work to do all i ask is we get the work down. stephen moore, always a pleasure to talk to you. we'll be talking a lot in 2013. >>> coming up, the great tax debate that stephen was just talking about. does raising tax on the wealthy really hurt the economy? i'll give you an answer after this. >>> the biggest issue in all the fiscal cliff wrangling is taxes. it's not the most...
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and they kind of had to go through life with this and they still have cognitive deficits. >> can they be cured this far along or is there permanent damage? >> i'm not a doctor, but i think there's likely permanent damage. >> what about you? do you live in fear of a relapse, that this could all happen again? >> there is about a 19% chance that it could come back, but the fact is with early speaker venks, you can cure it again. >> and because you wrote the book and you've been doing some media kufshcoverage on this, yo had people come to you and say because of you, i asked my frdo to give me another look. >> and even since the book has come out, i've gotten several e-mails of people who have been tested and diagnosed. >> it makes you think of the hundreds of years of people who have been locked up, just written off as lunatics. and ultimately suffered through it until death, that it could have been as simple as this, a mere brain disease? >> entirely. i think about exorcisms. in a different time or place, i looked possessed. like the devil was inside of me. >> did you think that you wer
and they kind of had to go through life with this and they still have cognitive deficits. >> can they be cured this far along or is there permanent damage? >> i'm not a doctor, but i think there's likely permanent damage. >> what about you? do you live in fear of a relapse, that this could all happen again? >> there is about a 19% chance that it could come back, but the fact is with early speaker venks, you can cure it again. >> and because you wrote the book and...
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when we talk about deficits, if we're adding to our deficit for tax cuts for folks who don't need them and we're cutting investments in research and science that will create the next apple, create the next new innovation that will sell products around the world, we'll lose that race. if we're not training engineers to make sure they are equipped here in the country, then companies won't come here, those investments are what will help to make sure that we continue to lead this world economy, not just this year, but 50 years from now, 100 years from now. >> government doesn't create job. >> governor, i want to introduce to you barry green, he's going to have the last question to you first. >> i think this is a tough question. each of you what do you believe is the biggest misperception that the american people have about you as a man and a candidate? using specific examples, can you take this opportunity to debunk that misperception and set us straight. >> thank you. that's an opportunity for me, and i appreciate it. in the nature of a campaign, it seems some campaigns are focused on att
when we talk about deficits, if we're adding to our deficit for tax cuts for folks who don't need them and we're cutting investments in research and science that will create the next apple, create the next new innovation that will sell products around the world, we'll lose that race. if we're not training engineers to make sure they are equipped here in the country, then companies won't come here, those investments are what will help to make sure that we continue to lead this world economy, not...
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i want to turn to the deficit. mitt romney claims with these tax cuts, he will not add to the deficit. >> my number one principle is, no tax cut that adds to the deficit. i won't put in place a tax cut that adds to the deficit. part one. so there is no economists can say mitt romney's tax plan adds $5 trillion. my plan is not to put in place any tax cut that will add to the deficit. >> look at the facts here again. mitt romney has not laid out specifics for how he would pay for his tax cut. he says its by reducing deductions and closing loopholes, but hasn't said which or how many. so the verdict here is simply in complete. we just don't know, wolf. >> he also suggests repeatedly, john, that by improving the economy, there would be a dynamic scoring as they call it more revenue coming in, because more money would be coming into the taxes, businesses and individuals could be doing better. as a result, he's justifying the trillion dollar tax cut if you will. >> hence the grade incomplete. >> he hasn't offered a lot o
i want to turn to the deficit. mitt romney claims with these tax cuts, he will not add to the deficit. >> my number one principle is, no tax cut that adds to the deficit. i won't put in place a tax cut that adds to the deficit. part one. so there is no economists can say mitt romney's tax plan adds $5 trillion. my plan is not to put in place any tax cut that will add to the deficit. >> look at the facts here again. mitt romney has not laid out specifics for how he would pay for his...
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as you know, we have a trillion dollar annual deficit and this would not close that gap at all. so the president needs to come up with a plan and for better or worse going to require leadership. no member of the senate or the house is going to be able to do this, this is something the president has to do by himself and he can't do it on the campaign trail. >> let me ask you this because you wrote an op-ed today and you wrote about divided government about the deal. you said divided government means that neither democrats nor republicans will be able to pass legislation along strictly partisan lines. it means bipartisan compromise is the only way to avoid further gridlock. we cannot tax our way back to budget surpluses and economic prosperity. without major spending cuts and entitlement reform, we will continue running huge deficits regardless of what we do on the revenue side. for every dollar of revenue you give him, he'll give you $2.50 of spending cuts. if he gave you that on spending cuts, it would be $850 billon a year would you do that? >> the president has said a lot of t
as you know, we have a trillion dollar annual deficit and this would not close that gap at all. so the president needs to come up with a plan and for better or worse going to require leadership. no member of the senate or the house is going to be able to do this, this is something the president has to do by himself and he can't do it on the campaign trail. >> let me ask you this because you wrote an op-ed today and you wrote about divided government about the deal. you said divided...
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plouffe indicated that medicare and medicaid are the main drivers of our deficit. and i know we have seen this morning also several editorial writers indicate the same, that it is important that we put these drivers of the deficit on the table and include them as part of any agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff. as the speaker said, we have done our part. we have put revenues on the table, something that we didn't do two years ago during the debt ceiling negotiations. we still believe that it is most important for us to address the economic situation in this country where so many people are out of work. and that's why we take the position and believe strongly that increasing marginal rates is income tax rates is not the way to produce growth and to put people back to work. but we have not seen any good faith effort on the part of this administration to talk about the real problem that we're trying to fix. i'm told that mr. bolz, some of us will meet with him later today, has said earlier this morning that there's been no serious discussion by the white house on enti
plouffe indicated that medicare and medicaid are the main drivers of our deficit. and i know we have seen this morning also several editorial writers indicate the same, that it is important that we put these drivers of the deficit on the table and include them as part of any agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff. as the speaker said, we have done our part. we have put revenues on the table, something that we didn't do two years ago during the debt ceiling negotiations. we still believe that it is...
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we cannot go forward with trillion dollar deficits. and raising the taxes on the rich is not going to solve the trillion dollar deficit problem. this is too small. >> and van, as a democrat, do you acknowledge the spending cuts are necessary, as well? >> i think we're going to do something about spending. but if you look at where americans are in their great wisdom looking, we ask should we be giving corporate welfare to big oil companies? no, cut the spending there. you shouldn't be giving so much money to defense contractors. there are places to cut, but we can't have a discussion on where to cut because republicans have gotten themselves so far out on this one tiny issue. they want to fight and die on the hill, i think it's bad for them and bad for the country. >> anderson, it used to be about balance. there's nothing balanced. >> this is balanced. >> it's all taxes now. we can't even begin to talk about -- hold on, van. >> we can -- >> hold on. van, van, hold on. you don't get to interrupt all the time. the president used to say we
we cannot go forward with trillion dollar deficits. and raising the taxes on the rich is not going to solve the trillion dollar deficit problem. this is too small. >> and van, as a democrat, do you acknowledge the spending cuts are necessary, as well? >> i think we're going to do something about spending. but if you look at where americans are in their great wisdom looking, we ask should we be giving corporate welfare to big oil companies? no, cut the spending there. you shouldn't...
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or pay down our deficit. i don't believe firing teachers or kicking students off financial aid will grow the economy or help us compete with the scientists and engineers coming out of china. after all we've been through, i don't believe that rolling back regulations on wall street will help the small business woman expand or the laid off construction worker keep his home. we have been there. we've tried that. we're not going back. we are moving forward, america. [ applause ] now, i won't pretend the path i'm offering is quick or easy. i never have. you didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. you elected me to tell you the truth. and the truth is, it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades. it will require common effort and shared responsibility and the kind of bold, persistent experimentation that franklin roosevelt pursued during the only crisis worse than this one. and those of us who carry on his legacy should remember that not everything can
or pay down our deficit. i don't believe firing teachers or kicking students off financial aid will grow the economy or help us compete with the scientists and engineers coming out of china. after all we've been through, i don't believe that rolling back regulations on wall street will help the small business woman expand or the laid off construction worker keep his home. we have been there. we've tried that. we're not going back. we are moving forward, america. [ applause ] now, i won't...
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in their current form they're already in deficit and they'll remain in deficit going forward and ultimately the spending that creates these annual deficits and adds more debt each year will have to be paid in terms of the interest on that and the short term, low interest rates that we're looking at right now are artificial and they can't stay like that forever. >> thanks, david. >> i'm ali velshi with this week's brainstorm. >>> the greeks are going to the polls and it will not only impact their future, it will impact you and your wallet as well. for three hours a week, i'm a coach. but when i was diagnosed with prostate cancer... i needed a coach. our doctor was great, but with so many tough decisions i felt lost. unitedhealthcare offered us a specially trained rn who helped us weigh and understand all our options. for me cancer was as scary as a fastball is to some of these kids. but my coach had hit that pitch before. turning data into useful answers. we're 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >> here's a quick look at major stor
in their current form they're already in deficit and they'll remain in deficit going forward and ultimately the spending that creates these annual deficits and adds more debt each year will have to be paid in terms of the interest on that and the short term, low interest rates that we're looking at right now are artificial and they can't stay like that forever. >> thanks, david. >> i'm ali velshi with this week's brainstorm. >>> the greeks are going to the polls and it will...
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you said you would cut the deficit in half. it's now four years later, we have $1 trillion deficideficits. >> it was thought to be a foregone conclusion the president would win. >> let's let him respond. >> while mitt romney came on strong, the president's lacklustre performance, looking down, scowling, growling left many democrats stunned. >> they all assumed the fetal position and sobbed in unison. stha that was terrible. it was hard to watch. but some of the analysis afterwards really exposed some deficiencies in the democratic machine. >> for the republicans, b it was arguably the best moment of the whole year for their candidate. >> i don't think the candidacy kicked into high gear until the first debate. >> unfortunately for romney, it was also the best wake-up call for president obama who came alive in the next two encounters. >> we've got to reduce our deficit but we've got to do it in a balanced way. >> worst number, 47. as in percent. >> there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. >> mi
you said you would cut the deficit in half. it's now four years later, we have $1 trillion deficideficits. >> it was thought to be a foregone conclusion the president would win. >> let's let him respond. >> while mitt romney came on strong, the president's lacklustre performance, looking down, scowling, growling left many democrats stunned. >> they all assumed the fetal position and sobbed in unison. stha that was terrible. it was hard to watch. but some of the analysis...
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>> well, you know, in terms of mitt romney surging, just remember how much of a deficit he had to make up. i mean, he was in some cases double digits behind the president and all those attributes and the president is still leading on them. we expected an aggressive debater to show up last night on the debate stage with barack obama. we didn't expect an aggressively dishonest debater to show up. that's what we got in mitt romney. what could the president have done differently? of course, we'll recalibrate and recalculate based on the mitt romney that showed up last night. we've got two more debates left. now we know what we're dealing with. we know that mitt romney will, in a split second, waulk away from the central policy of his entire economic plan because he knows it's bad politics. he has been campaigning on this $5 trillion tax cut since the beginning of the primaries. and last night he tried to walk away from it, because he knows he's going to have to tell the middle class that he's going to have to raise their taxes if he wants to pay for it. >> the $5 trillion cut, the presiden
>> well, you know, in terms of mitt romney surging, just remember how much of a deficit he had to make up. i mean, he was in some cases double digits behind the president and all those attributes and the president is still leading on them. we expected an aggressive debater to show up last night on the debate stage with barack obama. we didn't expect an aggressively dishonest debater to show up. that's what we got in mitt romney. what could the president have done differently? of course,...
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my plan is not to put in place any tax cut that will add to the deficit. >> ali velshi, whose pants are on fire? >> there were two distinct points here. one the 4.9 trillion is the real number that president obama called $5 trillion. there are going to be tax cuts because mitt romney proposes to cut 20% off everybody's taxes across the board. >> not 5 trillion. >> but it adds up to 4.9 the ten years that the number the president was citing. that assumes no revenue coming from anywhere else. mitt romney says that is not the right assumption. if i cut taxes across the board and more money into piedmont acre pockets and spend more and have a lower tax rate and have more jobs and more own. >> stimulate the economy. >> and more money will come in. >> that is where the disagreement was. >> mitt romney does have some plans for cutting loopholes and some of these -- >> right. . he says we cut taxes and close loopholes and it becomes revenue neutral and president cited another studying saying you have to raise taxes on the middle class. that is why this becomes so hard to fact check one of these
my plan is not to put in place any tax cut that will add to the deficit. >> ali velshi, whose pants are on fire? >> there were two distinct points here. one the 4.9 trillion is the real number that president obama called $5 trillion. there are going to be tax cuts because mitt romney proposes to cut 20% off everybody's taxes across the board. >> not 5 trillion. >> but it adds up to 4.9 the ten years that the number the president was citing. that assumes no revenue coming...
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if you got rid of this law, day one, immediately, you add $2 trillion back to the deficit and you wind up with a whole bunch of americans are going to be told, sorry, you don't have insurance anymore, even though you have terminal cancer. sorry, you are not covered even though it is a pregnancy. that's a pre-existing condition. kids who are currently covered until the age of 26 will no longer be covered. seniors, tens of thousands of seniors will find they are no longer getting prescription drugs. people are only just now beginning to focus on. >> many members of your own party ran from that debate. are you confident they believe that was a mistake and they should embrace the mandate, the federal role, a national solution? >> i think in 2010, there were a lot that were at play that are not at play this year. we have seen the extremism in the house of representatives that is taking our nation to the brink fiscally in its refusal to act normally. you saw the failure of the super committee. people take a pledge not to raise any revenue from the wealthiest people in the country. the presid
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more jobs will slash that deficit. >>> our third story, another day, another bad set of numbers for mitt romney. there are two new polls today by the american research group and they have mitt romney trailing president obama in two more swing states. five points in new hampshire and two in virginia. although i wanted to highlight the virginia one. there had been other polls to show that gap wider. this would be a much better than expected result than some of the others we've seen. this week -- has not been kind to the republican candidate as polls have shown him falling behind the president. but he is not showing any change in confident. >> i've got a little secret here and that is that obama campaign thinks that pennsylvania is in their pocket. they don't need to worry about it. and you're right and they're wrong. we're going to win pennsylvania. we're going to take the white house. >> he's going to have to overcome a big deficit to do it, but people do like a comeback kid. max, jen, the obama campaign press secretary. two very different problems. one, you don't want to get complacent a
more jobs will slash that deficit. >>> our third story, another day, another bad set of numbers for mitt romney. there are two new polls today by the american research group and they have mitt romney trailing president obama in two more swing states. five points in new hampshire and two in virginia. although i wanted to highlight the virginia one. there had been other polls to show that gap wider. this would be a much better than expected result than some of the others we've seen. this...
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the economy and the budget deficit. those matter most to republicans. what you would think might be governor romney's greatest vulnerability, herring. he has romney care, the individual mandate in massachusetts. if you look at the polling, who can best handle the economy? governor romney wins that one quite handily. if you look at the polling, who can best handle the budget deficit, romney followed by ron paul followed by newt gingrich. here's the one that surprised me. who can best handle health care? a poll of republicans, remember. 30% say romney, 20% say gingrich. so it's been a while since they've been sharply critical of romney on health care. at the beginning of the season, that's what it is all about. >> if you would have asked me a year ago whether mitt romney would be attacked on capitalism or health care, i would have said to you, are you crazy? of course he'll be attacked -- >> a capitalist. >> he'll be attacked on health care. now if you look at the poll, mitt romney has supported mandates. newt gingrich is second in that survey and he at o
the economy and the budget deficit. those matter most to republicans. what you would think might be governor romney's greatest vulnerability, herring. he has romney care, the individual mandate in massachusetts. if you look at the polling, who can best handle the economy? governor romney wins that one quite handily. if you look at the polling, who can best handle the budget deficit, romney followed by ron paul followed by newt gingrich. here's the one that surprised me. who can best handle...
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they do contribute to the deficit. talk about spending and debt, it plays a part in it. >> what's the biggest difference, so far day three of the democratic convention between what is going on in charlotte and what happened last week in tampa? >> biggest difference, good question, wolf, last week was ann romney's convention. we got to know mitt romney the man through her eyes. this week, so far bill clinton's convention. we are getting to know where barack obama would take the country. what's different here, the energy level. republicans have a lot of intensity because of barack obama. democratic intensity was a little flat. they seem to be repairing that. by the way, everybody is being very nice to me. >> they're all very intent at least inside the time warner cable arena. >> one of the reasons they're nice to alex, he is standing by me, i protect him a bit. >> tied me to the roof of their car across the road. >> this isn't bill clinton's convention. remember, michelle obama was strong tuesday. >> powerful speech. >>
they do contribute to the deficit. talk about spending and debt, it plays a part in it. >> what's the biggest difference, so far day three of the democratic convention between what is going on in charlotte and what happened last week in tampa? >> biggest difference, good question, wolf, last week was ann romney's convention. we got to know mitt romney the man through her eyes. this week, so far bill clinton's convention. we are getting to know where barack obama would take the...
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a big part of the deficit will go away when tax revenues go up. >>> in greece they finally agreed to austerity measures to require the country to get money from the eu and imf. greek parliament is expected to vote this weekend. >>> in the mississippi supreme court, uproar over former governor haley barbour's last-minute pardons of convicted felons. attorney general jim hood says most of barbour's pardons should be overturned. based on an absecure provision in the state's constitution that requires this, that a felon's pardon request be published in the newspaper 30 days before the felon is released. here's what hood told the paper today. >> we agree that the wisdom of granting pardon is not just an issue that they're bringing a discourse. it's whether or not those pardons met the constitutional requirements. >> all but ten of the 203 people pardoned were already out of prison. of those ten, five worked in the governor's mansion. four of them were convicted of murder. attorney general jim hood is "outfront." good to see you, governor. good to see you. i wanted to start to see so i cou
a big part of the deficit will go away when tax revenues go up. >>> in greece they finally agreed to austerity measures to require the country to get money from the eu and imf. greek parliament is expected to vote this weekend. >>> in the mississippi supreme court, uproar over former governor haley barbour's last-minute pardons of convicted felons. attorney general jim hood says most of barbour's pardons should be overturned. based on an absecure provision in the state's...
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a big part of the deficit will go away when tax revenues go up. >>> in greece they finally agreed to austerity measures to require the country to get money from the eu and imf. greek parliament is expected to vote this weekend. >>> in the mississippi supreme court, uproar over former governor haley barbour's last-minute pardons of convicted felons. attorney general jim hood says most of barbour's pardons should be overturned. it requires this, that a felon's pardon request be published in a newspaper 30 days before the felon is released. here's what hood told the paper today. >> we agree that the wisdom of granting pardon is not just an issue that twe're bringing a discourse. it's whether or not those pardons met the constitutional requirements. >> all but ten of the 203 people pardoned were already out of prison. of those ten, five worked in the governor's mansion. four of them were convicted of murder. attorney general jim hood is "outfront." good to see you, governor. good to see you. >> thank you. >> where do you stand on the fundamental issue before we get to the technicals. for
a big part of the deficit will go away when tax revenues go up. >>> in greece they finally agreed to austerity measures to require the country to get money from the eu and imf. greek parliament is expected to vote this weekend. >>> in the mississippi supreme court, uproar over former governor haley barbour's last-minute pardons of convicted felons. attorney general jim hood says most of barbour's pardons should be overturned. it requires this, that a felon's pardon request be...
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the deficit he said he would cut in half. the point of this is here we are talking about one single, tiny alteration of the tax code which he said he would reform completely that amounts to 11 hours. this is obama's strategy. look over here at this shiny object here. don't look at the big picture. an economy on the brink that i didn't do a thing about and made things worse. that's what this is about. >> let me just point out because democrats are very sensitive to this that the president did not himself say hey listen unemployment will stay under 8% it was his soon to be economic advisors that drew up a report. but i understand your point. >> said 6% by now. to tell truth. >> by now in that projection. >> we're talking about 11 hours of revenue. this is where we've shut down washington, d.c. to talk about 11 hours of revenue while millions of people are out of work. >> let me ask you about your presumptive candidate, mitt romney, who said on friday, listen i'm not going -- i need an extension on my tax returns due is it monda
the deficit he said he would cut in half. the point of this is here we are talking about one single, tiny alteration of the tax code which he said he would reform completely that amounts to 11 hours. this is obama's strategy. look over here at this shiny object here. don't look at the big picture. an economy on the brink that i didn't do a thing about and made things worse. that's what this is about. >> let me just point out because democrats are very sensitive to this that the president...
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opportunity to get the crucial things done, we're talking about comprehensive immigration reform, balanced deficit reduction, job creation. that's what matters ep. and to the extent my nomination could have delayed, distracted 0r deflected priorities impossible to achieve i didn't want that and i would much prefer to continue doing what i'm doing, which is a job i love at the united nations. >> president obama accepted her decision to bow out calling her an extraordinarily patriotic person. with more on who led up to that decision, dana, what was the pivotal moment for all of this for ambassador rice? >> first of all with her chief foes, senators, mccain, graham and ayote. but more importantly a republican who hadn't quite made up her mind. that the moderate republican from maine, susan collins. by all accounts that meeting did not go well at all according to a source familiar with that meeting. she really didn't want to answer really basic questions and got frustrated and maybe even a little prickly at some of the basic questions and after that, the feeling, even among democrats who talked to rep
opportunity to get the crucial things done, we're talking about comprehensive immigration reform, balanced deficit reduction, job creation. that's what matters ep. and to the extent my nomination could have delayed, distracted 0r deflected priorities impossible to achieve i didn't want that and i would much prefer to continue doing what i'm doing, which is a job i love at the united nations. >> president obama accepted her decision to bow out calling her an extraordinarily patriotic...
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raise taxes on the wealthy, specifically those making $1 million or more as part of a plan to reduce deficits. tax hikes for the wealthy are something the president said must be included in every plan. it's a change from boehner's previous position. he called any tax increases a nonstarter. staying in washington, president obama appears set to nominate senator john kerry as his next secretary of state. the formal announcement could come this week. susan rice was the expected choice, but she pulled her name out of the running because of the controversy over her comments in the wake of benghazi attacks. hillary clinton was supposed it to testify this week, but sthaets on hold. she suffered a concussion and is resting at home. she battled a stomach virus and fainted after being dehydrated, but her office says it's not severe. >>> all of our hearts are heavy this weekend with the tragic story out of newtown, connecticut, but coming up, a reminder we could all use. that good things do still happen. so, this board gives me rates for progressive direct and other car insurance companies? yes. but you
raise taxes on the wealthy, specifically those making $1 million or more as part of a plan to reduce deficits. tax hikes for the wealthy are something the president said must be included in every plan. it's a change from boehner's previous position. he called any tax increases a nonstarter. staying in washington, president obama appears set to nominate senator john kerry as his next secretary of state. the formal announcement could come this week. susan rice was the expected choice, but she...
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not somebody who is really ready to tackle deficit reduction. >> doesn't very leverage? who has leverage here? >> i didn't hear any of that olive branch to republicans, nothing. this was all let's raise taxes and pay for -- >> he kept saying, you know, i'm willing to compromise. if you got good ideas, let's talk. >> no, he didn't. he said he was willing to compromise on taxes and on revenue, but nothing on compromising on spending. he didn't put anything on the table. >> that's because, alex, i think republicans, the romnesia stuff needs to end because back in the day, the president signed the budget control act which capped spending, discretionary spending. so we already have seen over a trillion dollars, $1.7 trillion in spending cut that was put on the table for fiscal year 2013 to 2022. what the president has been campaigning on is a balanced approach so we have an adequate number of revenue increases and spending cuts that has already been -- he signed it into law, alex. he already put his name on the -- >> i'm glad you said that. he signed it into law. he's already
not somebody who is really ready to tackle deficit reduction. >> doesn't very leverage? who has leverage here? >> i didn't hear any of that olive branch to republicans, nothing. this was all let's raise taxes and pay for -- >> he kept saying, you know, i'm willing to compromise. if you got good ideas, let's talk. >> no, he didn't. he said he was willing to compromise on taxes and on revenue, but nothing on compromising on spending. he didn't put anything on the table....
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a lot of the other issues surrounding deficit deduction are going to be a whole lot easier. and if we get this wrong, the economy is going to go south. it's going to be much more difficult for us to balance our budgets and deal with our deficits because if the economy's not strong, that means more money's going out and things like unemployment insurance and less money is coming in in terms of tax receipts and it just actually makes our deficit worse. so we really need to get this right. i can only do it with the help of the american people. so tweet -- what was that again? my2k or e-mail, post it on a member of congress' facebook wall. do what it takes to communicate a sense of urgency. we don't have a lot of time. we have a few weeks to get this done. we could get it done tomorrow. now, optimistically i don't think we're going to get it done tomorrow. but i tell you, if everybody here goes out of their way to make their voices heard and spread the word to your friends and family and co-workers and neighbs, i am confident that we will get it done and we will put america on t
a lot of the other issues surrounding deficit deduction are going to be a whole lot easier. and if we get this wrong, the economy is going to go south. it's going to be much more difficult for us to balance our budgets and deal with our deficits because if the economy's not strong, that means more money's going out and things like unemployment insurance and less money is coming in in terms of tax receipts and it just actually makes our deficit worse. so we really need to get this right. i can...
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we have put down our down payment towards deficit reduction by saying that we believe that $1 trillion or so over the next decade of those tax cuts above and beyond a quarter of a million dollars can go to deficit reduction. our republican colleagues need to say specifically what they want to cut. when they say entitlements, entitlements is medicare and medicaid. what do you want to do about medicare and medicaid? put it on the table, let us know. let the american people know. then we can ultimately come to a conclusion and maybe have that celebration you're looking for, piers. >> senator menendez, good to talk to you. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, i talk to leaders on both sides of the palestinian debate. do they think today's vote threatens the peace process? [ nurse ] i'm a hospice nurse. britta olsen is my patient. i spend long hours with her checking her heart rate, administering her medication, and just making her comfortable. one night britta told me about a tradition in denmark, "when a person dies," she said, "someone must open the window so the sou
we have put down our down payment towards deficit reduction by saying that we believe that $1 trillion or so over the next decade of those tax cuts above and beyond a quarter of a million dollars can go to deficit reduction. our republican colleagues need to say specifically what they want to cut. when they say entitlements, entitlements is medicare and medicaid. what do you want to do about medicare and medicaid? put it on the table, let us know. let the american people know. then we can...
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it was to raise awareness about deficit and debt. >> what was awesome about that >> everything. >> roland is right. there was nothing awesome about that. as a matter of fact, roland is right, john. there's nothing right. nothing. >> john's problem is inside, he's a very old man, too. i mean, it proves old people should really -- really old people should never use social media. >> an old man who is in debt and deficits. >> he's going to do the hammer dance? >> alan sem son impson is one o great public servants who will say or do whatever it takes to get people's attention on issues that really matter. skip and this group that sponsored it is the can kicks back. it's not 200 million views. >> i wish we could see al franken dancing in a unitard to fight violence against women. >> make the cut. >> senator franken. >> >> who picked the list? >> we all did it "outfront." >>> up next, a rust belt bright spot in 2013. we're going to take you there, next. [ male announcer ] rocky had no idea why dawn was gone for so long... ...but he'd wait for her forever, for any reason, and would always be ther
it was to raise awareness about deficit and debt. >> what was awesome about that >> everything. >> roland is right. there was nothing awesome about that. as a matter of fact, roland is right, john. there's nothing right. nothing. >> john's problem is inside, he's a very old man, too. i mean, it proves old people should really -- really old people should never use social media. >> an old man who is in debt and deficits. >> he's going to do the hammer dance?...
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the difference now, we have these high levels of deficit in the past. and they can't -- the war -- the depression was over. the separation we're in now, with the deficit being driven by an unwillingness no tax and to cut entitlements, no end in site. something that, you know, threatens to undermine the financial stability of the country. a silly place for to us be. it's crazy. >> three pillars of fix the debt. walk us through. >> i think we were talking about first of all doing something -- doing something real about it. making sure that at least 4 trillion in reduction over the course of the next ten years and doing it in a smart way, not walking off the cliff, and causing us really to quite likely move back into recession. plan it out over a period of time like intelligent adults ought to do. it has to be fair, there has to be entitlement reforms and revenue increases. we need to stop this political wrangling that just looks so silly out here in the country. this is a self-inflected wound. the fiscal cliff we're looking at. we need to get beyond that
the difference now, we have these high levels of deficit in the past. and they can't -- the war -- the depression was over. the separation we're in now, with the deficit being driven by an unwillingness no tax and to cut entitlements, no end in site. something that, you know, threatens to undermine the financial stability of the country. a silly place for to us be. it's crazy. >> three pillars of fix the debt. walk us through. >> i think we were talking about first of all doing...
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chicago schools are facing a projected $1 billion deficit. that deficit has caused dozens of schools to shut their doors and put teachers out of work. >>> he's the boss and he'll crowd surf if he wants to. bruce spring teen who, by the way, turns 63 in three days. this was at a concert in metlife stadium last night in new jersey. kind of like that fwie in new jersey. leapt into the sea of hands, iphones taking pictures. this was all during a performance of the song "hungry heart" if you're bruce springste springsteen, you can pretty much do what you want to, even at 63. >> hanging on to the mike, directing the crowd. americans are always ready to work hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your future. ♪ s. w
chicago schools are facing a projected $1 billion deficit. that deficit has caused dozens of schools to shut their doors and put teachers out of work. >>> he's the boss and he'll crowd surf if he wants to. bruce spring teen who, by the way, turns 63 in three days. this was at a concert in metlife stadium last night in new jersey. kind of like that fwie in new jersey. leapt into the sea of hands, iphones taking pictures. this was all during a performance of the song "hungry...
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social security hasn't contributed one nick toel to th deficit. can pay out benefits for the next 21 years. the president should be saying now what he said four years ago. he will not cut social security while romney and ryan certainly are. >> now, senator, one thing that i think is puzzling democrats and supporters of the president, as well, today is both men had a chance at closing arguments last night. that is one of the things that they knew was coming their direction. listen in part to what president obama had to say. >> four years ago, i said that i'm not a perfect man and i wouldn't be a perfect president and that is a promise that governor romney thinks i kept. >> why specifically point out the flaws? was that a good choice? >> well, i think not. i mean, i think -- here's what i think the position of the president should be. look, everybody knows the economy is in a lot of trouble today. we all know that. everybody knows that the rich are getting much richer and the middle class is shrinking and poverty and that is the simple truth. but wh
social security hasn't contributed one nick toel to th deficit. can pay out benefits for the next 21 years. the president should be saying now what he said four years ago. he will not cut social security while romney and ryan certainly are. >> now, senator, one thing that i think is puzzling democrats and supporters of the president, as well, today is both men had a chance at closing arguments last night. that is one of the things that they knew was coming their direction. listen in part...
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spending we'll cut and that's where it will be won or lost, the idea of spending in the abstract and the deficit makes them unhappy and when you say this program, that program, medicare, social security, when they can regain the advantage and we'll see who wins >> if you were advising governor romney to be more like normal people, to give, to show more, some people were saying there is picture from california were a bad thing. i was arguing maybe not. people see him with his family and see him looser and boogy boarding is not wind surfing, no offense but what would you tell him to do. >> you forgot to mention where he is seeking a special permit to build an elevator for his car. >> you don't have a car elevator at home. >> sorry, one car, not much space i need. >> nothing to elevate. >> the point is clearly romney is basically out of touch with many americans. there is no doubt about that. what we need to look at with the buffet rule, it is not about taxing job creators. they like to throw around the world wealthy and upper class and millionaires. they're the job creators. the more you put them
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a balanced approach to -- >> that doesn't have anything to do with deficit reduction, van. that's what he said. it was a campaign of platitudes and it was divisive. and it was destructive. >> we've got to be able to move past this now. >> and he did not have any issues mandated other than free contraceptions and taxing rich. he is the only president who has -- president in history who has a low-re-election margin and fewer electoral votes than his first time around. he won in a squeaker. >> this is the spirit that has turned the republican party into a -- this is the -- the dispirit you are showing is what i think we're trying to get away from now. i think the republican party has to make a decision. does it want to be a permanent minority party that has this vitriolic tone or does it want to try to find common ground where it's there. this president put tax cuts on the table, 98% tax cuts rebuffed by the republicans. he put on the table tax cuts for small business. this past year, rebuffed by the republicans. so i think the republicans have an opportunity to go back and lo
a balanced approach to -- >> that doesn't have anything to do with deficit reduction, van. that's what he said. it was a campaign of platitudes and it was divisive. and it was destructive. >> we've got to be able to move past this now. >> and he did not have any issues mandated other than free contraceptions and taxing rich. he is the only president who has -- president in history who has a low-re-election margin and fewer electoral votes than his first time around. he won in...
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he says china is a key to economic growth which helps his city turn deficits into surpluses. >> a policyup on the money raising. i think it was pretty clear from what stephanie cutter said they won't come close. interesting in the point when john kerry was running he outraised george w. bush at the time. >> she did work for kerry but there are gripes but the party is uniting around mitt romney and especially on the back of the supreme court nomination where they raised a huge amount of money in 24 hours and he has a big boost and sounds like she is adjusting expectations downward and it sounds like romney a hundred million dollar month with rnc money and not including superpacs. we know this is a billion dollar election. this is going to be big money. >> big money on both sides. >> big money on both sides. >> i thought her comment was important. it's easy to say, oh, you know, some guy who is in trouble running a bank is bundling for the other guy. the problem you had a guy on your side too. the bundlers tend to be very wealthy and very connected. often wall street people. >> exactly. as y
he says china is a key to economic growth which helps his city turn deficits into surpluses. >> a policyup on the money raising. i think it was pretty clear from what stephanie cutter said they won't come close. interesting in the point when john kerry was running he outraised george w. bush at the time. >> she did work for kerry but there are gripes but the party is uniting around mitt romney and especially on the back of the supreme court nomination where they raised a huge amount...
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get rid of more regulations on wall street, that jobs and prosperity will rain down on everybody, the deficit will magically disappear, we'll live happily ever after. but there's a problem with this. we just tried this. we tried it in the last decade before i was elected president. it didn't work then and it won't work now because top down economics doesn't work. we don't need to double down on the same trickle-down policies that got us into this mess in the first place. this country doesn't succeed when only the rich get richer. we succeed when the middle class gets bigger. when there are ladders of opportunity for all who strive to get into the middle class, when everybody willing to work hard has a chance to get ahead and live up to their god-given potential. i don't think we can get very far with leaders who write off half the nation as a bunch of victims who never take responsibility for their own lives. i travel around a lot in virginia and across this country. i don't meet a lot of victims. i see hard working virginians, students trying to work their way through college. i see single m
get rid of more regulations on wall street, that jobs and prosperity will rain down on everybody, the deficit will magically disappear, we'll live happily ever after. but there's a problem with this. we just tried this. we tried it in the last decade before i was elected president. it didn't work then and it won't work now because top down economics doesn't work. we don't need to double down on the same trickle-down policies that got us into this mess in the first place. this country doesn't...